Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion Chapter 607

Chapter 607 Championship Round 1

"Name?"

 "Link! Link of the forest, Link who defeats the enemy."

"age?"

 “18 years old!”

Link fumbled from his pocket, took out a blue-covered student ID card, placed it on the table, and handed it to the registered students.

 “How many years have you practiced boxing?”

 “Two and a half years!”

 After filling in his personal information, Link stood on the electronic scale and measured his height and weight. He was 180 cm tall, with an arm span of 185 cm and a weight of 68.2 kg.

 Amateur competitions are not divided into heavyweight or lightweight categories, and are only divided into weight ranges.

His weight is between 64kg and 69kg, and he is a middleweight in professional competitions.

 But he is a bit short, even shorter than the girl who just gave him tissues.

 This is a disadvantage in boxing.

If you want to become a top boxer and this height is not enough, you should pay attention to supplementing your nutrition, strengthening exercise, and trying to grow a few centimeters before the age of 20.

In his previous life, Link was originally 184 centimeters tall. After several years of training, he grew to 186 centimeters.

Now that I am eighteen years old, it is not a problem to grow another five or six centimeters.

“Link, this is your number plate, go over there and line up.”

 “Classmate, do you want to compete today?”

"Today is the preliminary round of the trials. We will eliminate some of the weak ones. Only two boxers from each weight class will be left to participate in the city trials. Only those who pass the city trials will be qualified to represent Kyoto City in the National Boxing Championships. You don't even have the schedule. Sign up if you don't understand?”

The registered classmates looked at him suspiciously.

Link smiled lightly, thanked the other party, and then walked to the desk next door to register with the number plate with '7-012' written on it.

There are three main people presiding over the preliminaries today: teachers from the boxing department of the Competitive Sports Academy, registered coaches from the Municipal Amateur Boxing Association, and students from the school boxing association. The teachers and coaches serve as referees, and the students are responsible for maintaining order on the scene.

 The work of arranging opponents is also the responsibility of the students.

Link's opponent in the first match was boxer No. 7-011, a student from the school boxing association. He was 184 centimeters tall and weighed 68 kilograms. He had a fat body and obvious fat on his belly.

 When the opponent came on stage, many students in the audience shouted, "Brother Long, come on."

Link put on a hand bandage, a pair of black gloves that didn't fit well, and a head protection that he hadn't worn for a long time, and stepped onto the ring.

 Amateur boxing matches vary according to format, most of which are within 6 rounds. Today's qualifying round is a three-round system, with each round lasting two minutes and a one-minute rest in between.

Whoever hits the opponent's effective parts more times wins.

 Two teachers in the audience give scores, and one teacher serves as the ring referee.

 Compared with formal amateur competitions, it looks like a grassroots team.

This is similar to when he participated in the city knockout tournament in Miami.

“Hey, buddy, which hospital are you from? Why haven't I seen you?”

  Opponent No. 7-011 looked at him and asked.

“I practiced shot put in the College of Athletics in my freshman year, and this year I transferred to the College of Education.”

“You are not from our boxing association?”

 7-011 asked.

"no."

 “Where do you usually practice boxing? Who is the coach?”

"Why are you asking so many questions? You can't defeat me even if you know my details."

Link chuckled.

"What? I can't beat you? You are so crazy. Do you know who I am? Have you heard of Zhang Wenlong of the Boxing Association? I have won the Municipal Youth Boxing Championship once, runner-up twice, and am a middleweight amateur boxer in the country. You can even rank in the top fifty here, you say I can't beat you?”

No. 7-011 stared and said angrily.

Link glanced at the other person and shook his head gently.

No. 7-011 saw his expression and became angry. He gritted his teeth and urged the referee to start the game.

The referee checked the gloves and headgear of the two people, announced the rules of the game, and then put down his arms for the two to start fighting.

 “Brother Long, come on! Come on, Brother Long!”

 “Brother Long, kill that grandson in one round.”

 A group of students from the boxing association shouted in the audience.

 “Boy, you're dead, I said so!”

No. 7-011 followed the rules and bumped his fists with him, then swung his fist and punched him in the face angrily.

In the eyes of outsiders, No. 7-011's boxing speed was pretty good, but in Link's eyes, the opponent was slower than all the opponents he had ever encountered, and when the opponent struck, his whole body was full of flaws, and his technique Very rough.

Link wanted to use this game to evaluate his own strength, so he did not kill his opponent with one punch. He turned his head to avoid the opponent's fist.

 It's just that my body has not received professional training and has not reached the level of skill. My reaction speed is a beat slower than my thoughts, causing the opponent's gloves to rub the side of my face.

"Dry!"

When 7-011 saw that he almost hit him, he roared excitedly and then punched him a second time.

Link moves his feet flexibly to avoid his opponent's attacks.

 After testing, the speed and agility are about the same as when I participated in the Golden Gloves Championship in the United States, and more practice is needed.

"Um?"

While Link moved to change positions, coach Zhao Liwei from the City Boxing Association in the audience suddenly stopped and looked at Link unexpectedly during the match.

 “Teacher Zhao, what's wrong?”

 The teacher next to me asked.

 Zhao Liwei waved his hand and continued to watch the game on the stage.

Link dodged the opponent's fist, took advantage of the opponent's lack of defense, and hit No. 7-011's left rib with a right hook.

 “Hmm!”

No. 7-011 groaned, took a step back in a hurry, held his ribs with his left arm, and looked at him angrily.

Link ignored his opponent's mood and pressed forward, punching the opponent's right rib. The punch was slow and the opponent was frightened and quickly defended himself. Link hit the opponent's arm with his fist, followed by a right swing punch. Sweeping, before No. 7-011 could dodge, his fist hit the opponent's forehead directly.

bump!

Even though he was protected by a sponge headgear, 7-011 was hit hard and hit the ropes.

Link followed up with a series of combination punches, left jab + right jab, disrupting the opponent's defense, left straight punch + right straight punch + left straight punch + right straight punch, repeatedly hitting the opponent's abdomen and Face, hitting the opponent directly until he squats on the ground.

 “Stop! Stop fighting!”

The referee teacher quickly came over and pulled him away.

Link retracted his fist and took two steps back.

 After testing, the boxing strength is very good, better than when participating in the Golden Gloves Championship. The explosive power of the right fist is about 500kg-600kg, and the explosive power of the left fist is about 300kg-400kg.

 At the amateur level, this punching weight is very good.

 It's just that my predecessor had practiced shot put throwing for four years, and the explosive power of his right hand was far greater than that of his left hand, resulting in an imbalance of strength in both hands. This is also a problem that needs to be solved.

Dang Dang!

 At the end of the first round, after a minute's rest, Link moved his legs and feet and walked to the middle of the ring, ready to continue the game.

"Fuck! What the **** are you doing? It hurts so much to hit someone."

No. 7-011 asked with a grin.

 “Practice shot put.”

“You practice shot put well, why are you here for boxing?”

No. 7-011 shouted cursingly.

 “I like boxing.”

"You are so proud. I was careless just now and I will definitely turn defeat into victory this round and beat you to the ground." 7-011 said viciously.

 The referee announces the start.

Link bumped fists with the opponent, and without waiting for the opponent to take action, he took the lead and punched the opponent in the abdomen.

No. 7-011 knew how powerful he was and didn't want to fight him head-on, so he quickly retreated.

Link followed up and hit, forcing the opponent to the rope, and used the rope to press the opponent and hit him.

 He punched out with both fists, opened his bow from left to right, and hit the opponent's body and face with his fists one after another.

Facing his intensive attack, No. 7-011 was unable to fight back and was beaten to the ground again.

"stop!"

 The referee teacher came over to block him.

Link took a step back and looked at his fists wrapped in gloves. There were still some problems with the coordination of his left and right hands.

 Because the body is practicing throwing, the way the body and arms exert force is throwing, not boxing. It is a bit awkward when punching, and more practice is needed.

 In addition, my physical strength is not bad for the time being. I have sweated a little, so I am not too tired.

 “This time No. 7-012 wins!”

 The opponent No. 7-011 gave up the game, and the referee declared Link the winner.

“Teacher Chen, this No. 012 is very good. Is he your student?”

 In the audience, coach Zhao Liwei looked at Teacher Chen beside him and asked. Teacher Chen's name is Chen Zutao and he is one of the coaches of the school's boxing team.

 Teacher Chen stared at Link's face for a few seconds and shook his head, "He's not from our boxing team." He looked at the students from the boxing association behind him, "What's the name of this number 7-012? Do you know it?"

 The students from the Boxing Association didn't know either, so they ran to find the registered students and quickly brought Link's information and showed it to the two coaches.

 “Link?”

 “I seem to have some impression.”

Teacher Chen patted his forehead and said, "This Link was originally a student at the School of Competitive Sports. He practiced shot put. He threw 16.02 meters at the school sports meeting last year and almost broke the school record for this event. Later I heard that he practiced too hard and his waist Muscle strain and severe damage to his right shoulder joint prevented him from even participating in normal training. I didn't expect that he also had some talent in boxing.”

"Shot put athlete? It is indeed a bit surprising. He looks like an old boxer who has practiced for a long time. He has a very stable mentality on the stage, can advance and retreat freely, does a good job in defense and offense, and is also very powerful in combination punches. I feel like he's no worse than the main players of the national team, but this guy is only 18 years old?”

 Zhao Liwei said.

Teacher Chen saw that Link easily defeated Zhang Wenlong, the main player of the school boxing team, and beat Zhang Wenlong until Zhang Wenlong was unable to fight back. He felt that Link had some strength, but did not think that he would be better than the main players of the national team.

 “Teacher Zhao, do you want to see him?”

Teacher Chen asked.

Zhao Liwei looked at Link who was coming off the stage, hesitated and said there was no rush, he wanted to watch Link's game again.

 Teacher Chen nodded and asked the students to arrange a game for Link and try to find a strong opponent.

The students said that the most powerful person in the school boxing team in the 64kg-69kg category is Liu Wei. Liu Wei participated in the last national boxing championship and finished sixth in the country. He is a seed player at this level and is expected to represent Kyoto City in the national competition. Boxing Championship.

Teacher Chen frowned, feeling that it was a waste to let Liu Wei and Link fight.

Coach Zhao Liwei feels that Liu Wei is a very suitable candidate.

Teacher Chen could only follow the guest's wishes and ask someone to call Liu Wei over to test Link's level.

 “Link, wait a minute, there will be another one in a while.”

"knew."

 In the seating area of ​​the stadium auditorium, Link took off his boxing gloves, leaned on his seat, drank water, and watched the game on the stage.

  All contestants are divided into 10 levels from below 48 kg to above 90 kg. Link is in the seventh team, and the first digit of the number is '7'.

There are 12 people in his team, the largest number is in the light heavyweight category with 32 people, and most of the other levels have more than ten or twenty people.

These people were divided into four boxing rings to compete. In the first round, they fought each other, and most of them were eliminated. Some people were injured, and some people felt that they were not strong enough and gave up the game.

By the second round, there will be less than 10 people left in each level, and they will fight against each other again. Finally, one or two people will be left to participate in the city trials, and those who pass will enter the national competition area.

The entire schedule is much simpler than the U.S. Golden Gloves Championship, and the competition is not very formal. The boxers and referees all wear casual clothes. There are no scorers or videos. The referees and teachers score by their eyes. There are no disposable braces and no protection. Can play. Lots of questions.

 The reasons for this problem are not complicated.

 The American boxing industry is a profitable industry chain with huge market potential, and capital has been willing to invest since amateur competitions.

Domestic boxing is a very niche sport with no complete industrial chain, little profit, and no capital willing to sponsor it. It relies entirely on the support of state and unit funding. When there is money, it is organized in large scale, and when there is no money, it is organized in small scale or not at all.

 It is understandable that the venue and competition equipment are a little different.

There is also the quality of the participating boxers. There are not many boxers who know the technical skills. The lightweight boxers rely on speed. The two small boxers are all over the stage, like a cat chasing a mouse. The audience in the audience yells as if they are watching the fun.

 The heavyweights fought physically. They first threw a few punches and then hugged each other to wrestle. It looked like wrestling. Some people were so angry that they yelled curses on the stage.

　　It made Link scratch his head.

 After resting for more than ten minutes, students from the boxing association came over and told him that his opponent had arrived and asked him to prepare to go on stage.

Link put on his headgear and boxing gloves again, did a few simple warm-up movements, and stepped onto the ring.

 “Is it you?”

The opponent frowned at him.

Link also unexpectedly discovered that his opponent in this match was Liu Wei, who had just separated at the track and field.

 “You dare to come to a boxing match?”

 Liu Wei looked at him disdainfully.

 “Come and have some fun.”

Link raised his right fist and shook it.

 “Have fun?”

Liu Wei sneered disdainfully, "Wang Qin said you like her and have been chasing her for more than a year. Hey, you just saw me messing with Wang Qin and you were so jealous that you went crazy. You want to come over and cause trouble, right?"

  Haha, I can guess it, but it's a pity that you didn't ask me who Liu Wei is. I participated in the national championship the year before last, made it to the finals, and finished fifth in the country. You also want to fight with me? "

Link shook his head. What about Wang Qin and Faye Wong? After having many powerful women, his appreciation of the opposite **** is now almost to the ceiling. Most girls are too lazy to take a look. Even the long-legged one he met not long ago is just an acquaintance. For a moment.

This state of affairs made him very helpless, and he might become a monk if he continued.

He looked at the referee teacher and asked when it would start. The opponent took a few puffs of cigarette and extinguished it on the steps. Then he came over and read a few rules of the game in a hurry, then took a step back and announced the start of the game.

 “Let's fight!”

Link touched the gloves with his opponent. This is a step that cannot be omitted in amateur competitions. Failure to touch the gloves will result in a deduction of points by the referee.

After touching the gloves, his opponent Liu Wei took the initiative to approach and punched him, becoming the offensive end of the game.

Link did not retreat. After adapting to his own speed, he looked at the opponent's fist and easily sidestepped it.

The opponent Liu Wei continued to attack. After punching with the left fist, he switched to the right fist, punching him in the face one after another.

It's a pity that his speed is only at the lower-middle level among amateur boxers, not even comparable to the early Mario. His skills are also very average, and his combination punches are poor. When punching, he only focuses on speed, not accuracy. In the competition From the beginning, they squandered their energy arbitrarily and did not pay attention to the efficiency of the attack.

　Strength is only at the apprentice level in Coach West's boxing gym.

Link nimbly avoided his opponent's fists more than ten times in a row without throwing a single punch. However, his opponent became more and more anxious and used illegal moves in an attempt to hug him.

Link is not interested in entangled with the other party.

After understanding the strength of the opponent, punch out, hit up and down, hit down and hit, a combination of punches to hit the opponent's left and right ribs, widening the opponent's defense, and then hit the opponent's face with several straight punches in a row.

 There is no protective sponge on the front face.

Hit the opponent's nose with just one punch, blood spurted out from the nose, and he stepped back continuously.

Link followed up and hit the opponent's face and forehead with four straight punches in a row, each blow hitting hard.

The opponent Liu Wei staggered two steps and fell on his back on the boxing ring, his eyes turning white.

 “Stop! Stop fighting.”

The referee teacher rushed over to hug him and squatted down to check Liu Wei's condition. The doctor who was chatting in the audience also hurriedly came to the stage to check.

Link took a step back and shook the blood stains from his gloves.

 (End of this chapter)

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